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Roby Says She Was Misled as the VA Scandal Manifests in Alabama

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – This week, the book-cooking scandal that has rocked the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs manifested itself in Alabama in an ugly way. US House Representative Martha Roby said Wednesday that though she was told by the director of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System that all … Continued
June 12, 2014

Appeals Court Rules Against AG in Lowell Barron Case

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – Yesterday, a three judge panel of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled against Attorney General Luther Strange on his appeal of several rulings made by DeKalb County Circuit Court Judge Randall Cole, in relation to the campaign finance violations case against former Alabama Senate Pro Tem … Continued
June 10, 2014

Mike Hubbard’s “Liberal Special Interests”

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter AUBURN – This primary election cycle, the race for the House District 79 GOP nomination was an especially contentious one. In it, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was challenged by Auburn businessman Sandy Toomer in an election which saw one of the largest campaign spending totals of any primary … Continued
June 10, 2014

Breaking from Bentley: Griffith Sings Clouse’s Praises on The V

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – On this week’s episode of the Alabama Political Reporter’s, The V: The Voice of Alabama Politics, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Parker Griffith spoke to host Bill Britt about GOP House Budget Chairman Steve Clouse’s recent flip-flop on Medicaid expansion. “Steve Clouse is not only a dedicated, patriotic American,” … Continued
June 6, 2014

Indicted Representative Moore: “I’ll win the race and the case”

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter ENTERPRISE – Winning by about a ten point spread, indicted Republican House Representative Barry Moore succeeded in defending his seat from a primary challenge by local prosecutor Josh Pipkin. The bigger battle, though, will come in September, during which Moore is set to go to trial over four felony charges … Continued
June 6, 2014

US Supreme Court May Overturn Today’s Elections Next Term

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday the US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the redistricting of electoral districts by the Alabama Legislature in response to 200 census results. The redistricting, which occurred under the direction of Republicans, has been upheld in lower courts, facing challenges based on charges … Continued
June 3, 2014

Races to Watch in Tomorrow’s Primary Election Cycle

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—Tomorrow morning, polls will open across Alabama for the 2014 primary elections. From the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast, more than a few races will be highly competitive, with upwards of a million dollars being spent in some of the top-ticket primaries. Below is a list of some … Continued
June 2, 2014

Clouse Favors Medicaid Expansion, Says ACA Saved AL Money

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Chairman of the Alabama House of Representatives Ways and Means General Fund Committee, Representative Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, has recently told media outlets that he favors the expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more widely known as Obamacare, as long as Alabama’s share of funding … Continued
May 23, 2014

Greene County Bingo Raids Increase Statewide Unemployment Rate

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter GREENE COUNTY – Statistics released by Alabama Department of Labor show that job losses in one county in Alabama, Greene County, unilaterally brought up the state’s average unemployment rate to 6.9 percent last month, up from 6.7 percent the previous month and 6.5 percent one year ago. “Only Greene … Continued
May 19, 2014

In New Book Warren Attacks Bachus

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter In her newly released New York Times best-selling book A Fighting Chance, US Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, takes no pains in spelling out how GOP leadership and rank and file members of Congress fought against the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency now tasked with protecting … Continued
May 16, 2014